Welcome to this week's edition of THE BUZZ!
In this edition, you will find:
- Happy birthday Blackbaud Community!
- CSR book club review
- Meet a Community ninja
- Hot topics in Community
- Unanswered questions in Community
And more… Happy Birthday to the Blackbaud Community! We celebrated seven years on April 8th. As a gift to all of our wonderful members, we are launching a “loyalty badge” which will show on your profile if you have been a member of Community from April 8th, 2017 and before. Every year, we will update the badge and present it to our new 5+ year members, so if you just missed the cut off – we will award you next year on our birthday.
Comment below if you are now a proud loyalty badge holder! If you have been in Community for 5+ years and do not see your badge, let us know that too. Thank you to all who have been here and been active for so long - we appreciate your great contributions to making this a dynamic space for Blackbaud customers to connect, share best practices, and inspire each other.
LISTEN UP!
In this episode, Blackbaud’s Rachel Hutchisson is joined by Chris Jarvis, executive director of Realized Worth, to discuss a recent article from Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) called “Fixing the S in ESG.” Listen to learn more about how companies are quantifying social impact and what the future of “S” looks like.
LISTEN HERE.
GET TO KNOW A NINJA
Each week, we aim to bring you a little closer to one of our Blackbaud Community super users (AKA Ninjas). This week, we would like to introduce
Jan Brand, director of Foundation Operations at Springpoint Senior Living. Jan is a blue Community ninja, a Blackbaud Champion, and is Blackbaud Certified® in Organizational Best Practices and has Professional level certification for Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®.
What area are you in (geographically) and why do you love it? I live on the Jersey Shore in Central New Jersey, home of Bruce Springsteen! I love it because the beach is my happy place. Throughout the year, if I need a little therapy I can be at the beach in a few minutes. Being at the beach is very calming and relaxing to me.
What do you enjoy about the Blackbaud Community? I love the wealth of information that is available, but my favorite part is the willingness of colleagues around the world to help each other. I love to read other’s opinions on different topics and to look at issues from their different perspectives.
What is something that you never thought you would enjoy at your current job that gets you up and motivates you now?I have always been a database person. I spent most of my time behind a computer screen. At my current job, beyond Raisers Edge and gift management, I also conduct programs for our affordable housing residents. Our company owns 19 communities for seniors living below the poverty level. We fill food pantries, provide fresh produce, transportation, and social programs. I never thought I would enjoy the program side of development, but I am completely enjoying it. Knowing I made a difference in our residents’ lives is both heartwarming and humbling. It gets me going every day!
Looking to become an elite member of the Blackbaud Community and join the ranks of the Community ninjas? All the requirements can be found
HERE.
HOT TOPICS:
Blackbaud K-12 Education Solutions™:
Attention – Migrate users to Blackbaud ID Blackbaud Grantmaking™:
Introduce yourself to the Grantmaking Community!SCORE SOME POINTS!
Here's how: answer an unanswered question! We will be awarding 1,000 points to any user who can answer one of these questions in Community this week.
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®:
Which PUB feature are you most excited to hear about?Blackbaud Altru®:
EOY donations onlineBlackbaud Luminate Online®:
Monthly gift upgrade campaignLooking for more unanswered questions to answer? Visit our unanswered questions page
HERE.
FEATURED JOBS:
Marketing & Communications Coordinator – Dallas, TXDevelopment Assistant – Rochester, NY (hybrid)Database Analyst – Remote (East Coast time zone)Did you know that we have new job postings daily in the Blackbaud Community? See the Blackbaud Community jobs board
HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
YourCause® GrantsConnect®: Client admin workshop (April 19)
Blackbaud NXT Solutions + Power BI = Next Level Reporting (April 20)
Blackbaud Product Update Briefings (April 26-28) For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the Blackbaud Community events calendar
HERE.
How do I... in the Community?
Please post any questions about how to use Community
on this thread so we can build a mini encyclopedia of how to use Community!
Do you have a job posting, event, blog or question you want everyone to know about? Let other Community members know by leaving it in the comments below!
